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Agriculture · Q29

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 29

Q29

The term recurrent selection was coined by

A.
Hull (1945)
Answer
B.
Mathur (1953)
C.
Rimpu (1890)
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The term recurrent selection was coined by Hull in 1945.
He proposed a breeding method that was termed "recurrent selection for specific combining ability."
Recurrent selection means repeated cycles of selection and breeding aimed at the gradual genetic improvement of a few key traits in a single species. The benefits of breeding are cumulative in that each cycle or generation of improvement builds upon advances made in prior generations.